Friday round-up

Posted Fri, November 12th, 2010 10:43 am by Kali Borkoski

With the Court's November sitting now over, news coverage of the Court has slowed down as well, although journalists and bloggers continue to discuss the cases argued this month. At PaidContent.org, a blog devoted to "the economics of digital content," Joe Mullin explains why the publishing industry is paying close attention to Costco v. Omega, the copyright case argued on Monday. And at FeministLawProfessors.com, Jennifer Hendricks "“ following up on a question posed by Justice Scalia during Wednesday's oral argument in Flores-Villar v. United States "“ considers the difference between a gender stereotype and reality.

With the Obama Administration having filed a brief asking the Court to maintain the current stay of a federal district court's order precluding enforcement of the military's "don't ask/don't tell" policy, Jurist summarizes (with links to its recent coverage) the procedural history of the case.

Justice Alito's appearance at a fundraiser hosted by the American Spectator magazine has raised questions about the propriety of a Justice's appearance at such events. At the ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss summarizes the story, including the blog post that initially raised the issue.

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Trump v. HawaiiThe president has lawfully exercised the broad discretion granted to him under 8 U. S. C. §1182(f) to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States; respondents have not demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of their claim that Presidential Proclamation No. 9645 violates the establishment clause.

South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc.Quill Corp. v. North Dakota and National Bellas Hess Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Illinois -- which held that a state cannot require an out-of-state seller with no physical presence in the state to collect and remit sales taxes on goods the seller ships to consumers in the state -- are overruled.

Carpenter v. United StatesThe government’s acquisition of Timothy Carpenter’s cell-site records from his wireless carriers was a Fourth Amendment search; the government did not obtain a warrant supported by probable cause before acquiring those records.